 Hilfenhaus has been working hard on his rehabilitation programme |
Australia bowler Ben Hilfenhaus says he hopes to play again in June after suffering tendonitis in his left knee. The 27-year-old, the top wicket-taker in last summer's Ashes, has not even been able to bowl in the nets since November because of the problem. But he says he hopes to be fit for the Australia A team's game against Sri Lanka A on 18 June. "There's no good time to be injured but if it means my career goes longer it'll be worth it down the track," he said. The injury flared up in the first Test between Australia and the West Indies at the end of last year, and has prevented the Tasmanian bowling at all.  | 606: DEBATE |
But he hopes to start walking through his bowling action in the next two weeks, and if he progresses as hoped, he would be fit to play in Australia's postponed two-Test series against Pakistan on neutral soil in England in July. In his absence fellow seamers Doug Bollinger and Ryan Harris have staked their claim for a regular spot in the team, and Hilfenhaus admits he faces a challenge to get back into the side. "Everyone gets an opportunity when people get injured," he told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I have just got to hopefully get back to bowling well. It might be a tough road ahead but it is a good challenge for me. "The biggest thing for me is that once I do start bowling again, I prove that I can still bowl well."
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